Bed pillow protector



Dec. 29, 1964 H. A. CRAMER BED PILLOW PROTECTOR Filed 001.. IC), 1962ATTORNEYS.

United States Patent 3,162,868 BED PHJLOW PROTECTQR Helen A. Cramer, 215Puritan Road, Tenawanda, N3. Filed Oct. 10, 1962, Ser. No. 22.95% 1Claim. (Cl. -339) This invention relates to protectors of absorbentmaterial for use between a pillow and the pillowcase or cover to preventstaining of the pillow by perspiration, hair oils or other damage.

The object of the invention is to provide a protector of this type whichis made mainly of absorbent material and is in the form of a bag intowhich a pillow can be readily inserted so as to completely cover thepillow, and which with the pillow enclosed therein can be readilyenclosed in and removed from the usual pillowcase.

In the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pillow protector embodying thisinvention.

FIG. 2 is a transverse, sectional elevation thereof on an enlarged scaleon line 22, FIG. 1.

FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 are fragmentary end views of my improved pillowprotector showing diiferent types of closures for the open ends of theprotector.

The protector embodying my invention comprises two composite panels 7and 8 of protecting absorptive material of any desired shape to fit apillow, for example, of rectangular shape, and these panels are sewntogether along the edges thereof to form a bag adapted to receive apillow which is to be protected. The edges of the panels may be securedtogether by stitching 9 or other necessary means, such for example asplastic cements. One portion of the edge of the protector is left openso that pillows may be inserted into the protector and removedtherefrom, and preferably this portion of the protector may be closed bysuitable closures which may be opened to permit the pillow to be passedthrough the open portion of the protector.

The two panels of the protector are preferably of similar constructionand each includes an inner absorptive layer 10 which may be of anysuitable fibrous material which will readily absorb perspiration, oilsor the like, and which can readily be washed or cleaned to remove anysubstances absorbed thereby. Cotton batting has been found very suitablefor this purpose since the loose fibers are very absorptive but otherabsorptive fibrous substances may be employed.

The absorptive layer 10 of each panel is confined between inner andouter layers 11 and 12 of a suitable woven fabric, such as cotton,rayon, nylon or the like. The outer layer 12 may be made of somewhatstronger material than the inner layer 11 since it is more subjected towear.

It is of course desirable to have the absorbent layer secured betweentwo layers 11 and 12 without shifting, and consequently I provideadditional stitching or other securing means 14 which extend inwardlyfrom the edges of the panels and which may extend in difierentdirections and cross each other, as clearly shown. This stitching 14 mayof course be replaced by heat seaming if the materials employed are of atype which make pos- 3,162,868 Fatented Dec. 29, 1964 ice sible thismanner of securing the opposite layers 11 and 12 to each other.

The edges of the panels where secured together by the stitching 9 may becovered by tape 15 in the usual manner. secured together to form closededges may be of sufiicient width to cover the adjacent edges of bothpanels. However, at the portion of the protector which forms an openingto receive a pillow, a tape may be sewn around the edge of each panel.

It is possible of course to leave the open edge of the protector withoutany type of fastening since the positioning of the same with a pillowtherein in a pillowcase in many instances is sulficient to hold theprotector in the desired position. However, in many instances it may bedesirable to close the open edges of the protectors, and any suitableclosing means may be provided for this purpose. For example, in FIG. 1,I have shown a zipper 17 for closing the open edge of the protector, andin FIG. 3 I have illustrated buttons 19 on one of the panels whichcooperate with buttonholes in the other panel. In FIG. 4 I have shownsnaps 20 of well known type, and in FIG. 5 I have shown bands or ribbons22 secured to the two panels and which may be tied together to close theopen edge of the protector.

The protectors described have the advantage that they are made ofsufiicient thickness so that any perspiration, hair oils or othersubstances passing through the pillowcases can be quite fully absorbedby the protectors and prevented from passing through to the pillows.Furthermore, they can be readily detached from the pillows and washed orcleaned in any manner desired. They also have a firming action and makethe pillows more solid, and in some cases the protectors have anantiallergic effect.

It will be understood that various changes in the details, materials andarrangements of parts which have been herein described and illustratedin order to explain the nature of the invention may be made by thoseskilled in the art within the principle and scope of the invention asexpressed in the appended claim.

I claim:

A bed pillow protector for insertion between a pillow and a pillowcase,said protector comprising two composite panels sewn together along thegreater portion of their peripheries and unsecured at a peripheral partof sufiicient size to form an opening to permit a pillow to be protectedto pass into and out of the space between said panels, each panelcomprising a layer of padding of unwoven fibers of absorptive material,woven layers of sheet material on opposite faces of saidpadding, saidwoven layers being stitched together at their edges and having crossstitching between said edges to hold said padding against shiftingbetween said woven layers, and closure means for closing said opening.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,284,459 Ross Nov. 12, 1918 2,500,250 Hill Mar. 14, 1950 2,949,157Barbuto Aug. 16, 1960 The tape at the portions of the panels which are

